"lsass.exe" Process on Windows 8
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What is the "lsass.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "lsass.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "lsass.exe" process?
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"lsass.exe - Local Security Authority Process" process
is service hosting process on Windows 8 to host multiple security related services.
On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "lsass.exe" process may be listed as:
Image Name PID User Name Memory Description lsass.exe 600 SYSTEM 3,368 K Local Security Authority Process
Additional information about "lsass.exe" process:
Command line: \Windows\System32\lsass.exe Started by: wininit.exe Files used: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\MSOIdentityCRL\Tracing\MSOIDSSP.txt C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials C:\Users\fyicenter\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My C:\Windows\System32 C:\Windows\debug\PASSWD.LOG C:\Windows\debug\netlogon.log Registry keys: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\... HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates HKLM\SAM\SAM HKLM\SECURITY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\... HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificates\... HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\Trace HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IdentityStore\Cache HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IdentityStore\Providers HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSOIdentityCRL\Trace HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\... HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Audit HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Cryptography\... HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Netlogon HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SecurityProviders\... HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Netlogon\Parameters HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5 HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9 HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\crypt32 HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International
"lsass.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "lsass.exe" process.
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